Title :
Syntax-directed editing
Author :
Lunney, T.E. ; Perrott, R.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The conventional approach to the construction of a program is to view it as a sequence of characters. However, it is now becoming more meaningful to perceive and develop a program in terms of its inherent syntactic structure. The paper introduces the topic of syntax-directed editing in general and then considers some of the problems and design decisions that are encountered when implementing a syntax-directed system. An overview of a range of structure-oriented editors exhibiting varying degrees of syntax direction is also included
Keywords :
programming; text editing; programming; structure-oriented editors; syntactic structure; syntax direction; syntax-directed editing; text editing;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering Journal
